The Complete ‘Pam & Tommy’ ‘90s Mixtape
One of the titular characters of Pam & Tommy, Hulu's new based-on-a-true-story limited series, is a musician: M?tley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan). So it's not surprising that there's lots and lots of music featured in the '90s-set series. What's more surprising is that the series is filled with era-appropriate music, and M?tley Crüe music has been played exactly zero times. Maybe it fits with the show's general message—that Tommy Lee is a sideshow—but maybe it's also sending another message that lingers from the show's very beginning: by 1994, music fans had moved past the hair rock and onto other things.
The show tells the story of how Lee's mistreatment of a man working on renovating his home named Rand Gauthier (played by Seth Rogen) led to Gauthier burglarizing their house, stealing a safe that contained a home-recorded sex tape of Lee and his wife, model/actress Pamela Anderson (Lily James). Neither Lee nor Gauthier are depicted as a hero in this story, while it's tragic to see Anderson's optimism overshadowed by something entering the public eye that she had nothing to do with.
And all the while, the series has musical choices that fit the action on screen. One episode opens with Chicago's "25 of 6 to 4," which just gets you right in the mood. Another episode that finds Lee beefing over studio time with Third Eye Blind ends with "Semi-Charmed Life." An obvious but perfect pick. When Gauthier decides to steal from Lee, he says "I am karma, and I’m a bitch," just as the unforgettable opening to Nine Inch Nails' signature hit, "Closer," kicks in. Gauthier's acts are obviously unacceptable, but that moment really shows you just how badass he felt in his own mind in that moment.
Pam & Tommy is a lot more nuanced than you might expect a show about a trashy leaked/stolen sex tape to be. And part of that is how the musical choices aren't just good songs, but serve to expand upon what's happening on screen. So, without further ado, here's every song you heard in Hulu's Pam & Tommy.
Episode 1, "Drilling and Pounding"
"Praise You" - Fatboy Slim
"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle
"Wondering" - Winfield Parker
"Ain't That Rain" - Carolyn Hester
"Nine Lives" - Jonathan Lloyd
"Get Outta My Face" - Original song by Isaac Carpenter & Rob Siegel, performed by Sebastian Stan, Sam Meader & Zack Gold
"I Am Severed" - Monk
"Sunny" - Dusty Springfield
"Amor Sincopado" - Eliana Pittman & Booker Pitman
"Closer" - Nine Inch Nails
"Movin' On Up" - Primal Scream
"I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thang - David Camon
"I Have I Have" - Beti Webb
Episode 2, "I Love You, Tommy"
"Through Eternity" - Jerry Fuller
"100% Pure Love" - Crystal Waters
"What I Need" - Crystal Waters
"You Are The Man" - Inez and Charlie Foxx
"Get Together" - Lotti Golden
"Be My Lover" - La Bouche
"Nowhere To Run" - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
"Feel Like A Man" - Captain & Tennille
"De Ti No Me Puedo Olvidar" - Trio Los Osunas
"Tu Tracion" - Norbert Galouo
"Preciosa" - Los Dos
"Just Love Me" - Carl Coccomo
"Tootsee Roll" - 69 Boyz
"Just When I Thought I'd Seen It All" - Archie Thompson
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" - Donovan
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Nicki French
"Vision Love" - Topazz
"Steal My Sunshine" - Len
"That's My Style" - Peggy Lee
"Real Wild Child" - Iggy Pop
"Getting To Know You" - Marni Nixon
"Rhythm of the World" - Ray Ellington
Episode 3, "Jane Fonda"
"Rowdy At The Party" - LSD
"Spinning Wheel" - Shirley Bassey
"Lovefool" - The Cardigans
"Ta Pedia Tou Pirea" - Melina Mercouri
"It's All Imagination" - Experience Unlimited
"What's It Gonna Be" - Dusty Springfield
"The Right Kind of Girl" - Billy Lamont
"Make Your Own Kind Of Music" - Mama Cass
"Could It Be That I'm In Love" - Tobi Funaro
Episode 4, "The Master Beta"
"25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago
"You Get What You Give" - New Radicals
“In The Court of King Crimson” - King Crimson
"The Wonder Of It All" - Up With People
"What's Up" - 4 Non Blondes
"Stardust" - Billy Ward & His Dominoes
Episode 5, "Uncle Jim and Aunt Susie In Duluth"
"Gone Today & Forever" - Flupejac
"You Oughta Know" - Alanis Morissette
"A Real Man" - Sleater-Kinney
"Connected" - Stereo MCs
"Semi-Charmed Life" - Third Eye Blind
Episode 6, "Pamela in Wonderland"
"Feel" - Big Star
"Different Drum" - Linda Ronstadt ft The Stone Poneys
"More Than This" - Roxy Music
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - Tears For Fears
Episode 7, "Destroyer of Worlds"
"Ricordiamoci" - Tony Dallara
"Kozmic Blues" - Janis Joplin
"My Favorite Game" - The Cardigans
"Go On And Do It" - Donnie Weaver
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Ray Charles
"You Are Mine" - Frankie Avalon
"So You Are A Star" - Hudson Brothers
"Is It A Sin" - Allie Hazan
Episode 8, "Seattle"
"She Says Yeah Yeah" - Original song by Isaac Carpenter, performed by Isaac Carpenter, Devin Bronson & Storm Gardner
"Non Voglio Piu Rivaderti" - Paolo Neri
"Against The Grain" - Phantasm
"Alright" - Supergrass
"How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" - Bee Gees
"I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton
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